Swedish black/deAth-metal act Naglfar has signed an internAtional record deal with Century Media. The band is currently recording their new album "Pariah" At Ballerina Studios in Umeå, the band's hometown. Expect a spring release.

Per Helin has reportedly left NEG/Push Music Group, the company thAt swallowed up MNW. The bright side? He took NONS with him and will be running the company on his own as an independent.

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week At on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [LAte Night Version]
02. Anna Sahlene - Creeps
03. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Wibutee - We Are In Space, So Are You
Requested Videos: 307,458
Total Streams: 488,327

Feeling lonely? Don't forget thAt there's a brand-new message board.

A West Side FabricAtion will be releasing the debut album "Come take a shine" from Björn Norestig lAter this month. The label has also signed La Masa from Göteborg and will be releasing their debut album in February.

KAtAtonia has confirmed thAt their upcoming 3xCD box-set "The Black Sessions" will be released on February 21. The collect includes a selection of the band's best mAterial from the last few albums including b-sides and a live DVD. For full tracklist and cover art, go here: AtAtonia.com/sitestart.html" target=_blank>https://kAtAtonia.com/sitestart.html

Väsen gets reviewed on NPR: Ates/story/story.php?storyId=4243039" target=_blank>https://www.npr.org/templAtes/story/story.php?storyId=4243039

Aversionline reviews Swedish grim black-metal act DamnAtion: https://www.aversionline.com/reviews/1992/

Mando Diao has announced thAt "You can't steal my love" will be the band's debut single in the UK, to be released on February 21 via Majesty Records. I presume a proper release for their most recent album "Hurricane bar" will follow shortly thereafter. I can only presume thAt these guys will do okay over there considering how much England seems to love bands with incredibly pompous Attitudes.

The nominees for the 2005 Spellemannspris, Norway's equivalent to the Grammy, have been announced. Here's a selection of the cAtegories:

Female artist:
Maria Solheim - "Frail"
Sissy Wish - "You May BreAthe..."
Bertine Zetlitz - "RollerskAting"

Male artist:
William Hut - "Versus the End of Fashion Park"
Sondre Lerche - "Two Way Monologue"
Odd Nordstoga - "Luring"

Pop act:
Kings of Convenience - "Riot on an Empty Street"
The NAtional Bank - "The NAtional Bank"
Savoy - "Savoy"

Rock:
Gluecifer - "AutomAtic Thrill"
Gåte - "Iselilja"
Span - "Mass Distraction"
Tellusalie - "Tangerine Dreams"
WE - "Smugglers"

Electronica/contemporary:
Biosphere - "Autour de la lune"
DeAthprod - "Morals and dogma"
Lars horntveth - "Pooka"
Lasse marhaug - "The shape of rock to come"

Metal:
Black DebbAth - "Den femte stAtsmakt"
Enslaved - "Isa"
Mayhem - "Chimera"

Hip-hop/R&B:
Jaa9 & Onklp - "Sjåre brymæ"
Madcon - "It's all a madcon"
Tungtvann - "Iii:folket bak nordavind"

Jazz:
Børre Dalhaug - "Bigbandblast!"
Sharp 9 - "No:network"
Skomsork - "Skomsork"
Solveig Slettahjell - "Silver"
Petter Wettre - "Hallmark moments"

Open cAtegory:
Frode Fjellheim - "Aejlies gaaltije - the sacred source"
Karl Seglem - "Femstein"
Trygve Seim - "Sangam"
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - "List of lights and buoys"
Transjoik - "Uja nami"

Music video:
Margaret Berger - "Lifetime guarantee"
IlluminAtion feAt. Anneli Drecker - "Kool karma"
Jim Stärk - "Morning song"
Kings of Convenience - "I'd rAther dance with you"
Bertine Zetlitz - "Fake your beauty"

Newcomer of the year:
Annie - "Anniemal"
Margaret Berger - "Chameleon"
Madcon - "It's all a madcon"
Side Brok - "Høge brelle"
Span - "Mass distraction"

Hit of the year:
Erik Faber - "yesterday's call"
Jim Stärk - "Morning song"
Kurt Nilsen - "My street"
Odd Nordstoga - "Kveldssong for deg og meg"
Ravi & Dj Løv - "Dødsøt"

Winners will be announced on February 26. Read more: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005010714073264546578

PopMAtters reviews Mnemic: Atters.com/music/reviews/m/mnemic-audio.shtml" target=_blank>https://popmAtters.com/music/reviews/m/mnemic-audio.shtml

Code is the name of a new black-metal act feAturing Vicotnik from Ved Buens Ende/Dødheimsgard on bass, Kvohst from Void (aka Ionman) on vocals and AiwarikiaR from Ulver on drums. The band's recently-completed debut album "Nouveau gloaming" will be released by Spinefram in March.

Smalltown Supersound sub-label Smalltown Superjazz has signed Free Fall, a trio feAturing Ken Vandermark, Ingebrigt FlAten and Håvard Wiik. The group previously released their debut album "Furnace" on Merge Records offshoot Wobbly Rail in 2002. The new, as-yet-untitled album is due out in April. (via)

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Ark - StAte of the Ark
02. Daniel Lindström - Daniel Lindström
03. Lasse Stefanz - Röd Chevrolet
04. Lars Winnerbäck - VAtten under broarna
05. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på nAtten men inget på dan
06. Magnus Uggla - Den tAtuerade generAtionen
07. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
08. Uno Svenningsson - Ett andetag från dig
09. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - 1993 - Malmöinspelningarna
10. Marie Fredriksson - The Change
11. Arne Domnérus - Best of Dompan
12. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
13. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
14. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin vol. 1
15. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
16. Totta Näslund - Totta 7: Soul!/På drift
17. Markoolio - Bäst off
18. Peter Jöback - Storybook
19. Silverbullit - Arclight
20. Ulf Lundell - OK Baby OK

Danish folk/country duo Spildt Mælk have an album's worth of mAterial available for download on their website: https://www.spildtmaelk.dk/
They plan to travel to Malmö to record their first proper record in March.

Long-running Swedish deAth-metal act Dismember has signed with Regain Records. The band's last album "Where ironcrosses grow" was released last year on Karmageddon Media.